Justification

[AwkwardMD]

If I format it and make a special request in the notes, can Literotica handle right justified text?

I'm considering having some conversations happen through text messages, and I'm wondering if I can get away without explaining that that's what is happening by putting the responses back and forth on either side of the screen.

Has anyone ever seen this before? Does the technology exist for this kind of madcap experimentation?

 

[SamScribble]

You could send a PM to Laurel - but I wouldn't hold my breath. As the publisher, Lit chooses the layout style.

 

[MindsMirror]

We've used HTML to make right justification work. This is for a single paragraph.

<p style="text-align: right">

-MM

 

[SamScribble]

We've used HTML to make right justification work. This is for a single paragraph.

<p style="text-align: right">

-MM

It will align it right. But it won't change the line length. I think the OP wants the 'look' of a text exchange.

 

[AwkwardMD]

I can handle adding
the spacing and
carriage returns to
retain the feel of text
message formatting
myself.

 

[NotWise]

I can handle adding
the spacing and
carriage returns to
retain the feel of text
message formatting
myself.

Is there something especially important about retaining the look of a text exchange? My stories contain text exchanges, but I've never tried to make the page look like a text app, and I doubt that I ever will. It is the ideas exchanged, not the look of the app that transmits the story.

Generally, I think it's a bad idea to depend on typography to get your setting or ideas across. You're a writer, not a typesetter.

 

[AwkwardMD]

Every experiment has value. Failure teaches lessons one can never learn if one never tries.

 

[sr71plt]

Yes, but remember that the Literotica file is like one big anthology. Certain standards of presentation are enforced across all of the stories so that the "book" has a single presentation design. Laurel will maintain the privilege of determining what fits in that across-the-board format design. Maybe she'll accommodate this (and someone has already said that the possibility of right justification exists and has provided the codes for it), and maybe not.

 

[MindsMirror]

Here's the published example Thanksgivings bottom of page 13

-MM

 

[Haulover]

If I format it and make a special request in the notes, can Literotica handle right justified text?

I'm considering having some conversations happen through text messages, and I'm wondering if I can get away without explaining that that's what is happening by putting the responses back and forth on either side of the screen.

Has anyone ever seen this before? Does the technology exist for this kind of madcap experimentation?

It might work for people who read stories on their PCs.

But it WILL NOT WORK for the many thousands of readers who read stories using the app, on cell phones or tablets.

So I'd suggest not doing it...

 

[RejectReality]

I keep hearing people cite these "huge" numbers of people who are using the app. Where exactly is that coming from?

It's an app that's barely advertised on the site and is not available in any app store. Couple that with the constant warnings about apps which aren't Apple or Google approved being security/malware risks, and I just don't see the probability of widespread usage. Your device even warns you when you click "download" on it that it's a security risk, and most devices are set up to block the install unless you change your settings.

All the formatting appears as it does on desktop when viewed with all the standard browsers and even a few oddballs like Rocket browser on Android.

Unless someone can show me evidence of these "huge" numbers of people accessing the site with the Literotica app, I'm going to assume that all the desktop formatting is being seen by the majority of users.

 

[Handley_Page]

I suppose you might try Italics ?

 

[lovecraft68]

For situations like conversations through text, e-mails, letters. I've always used italics and that requires nothing special on the sites end just the HTML for it on your end.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Here's the published example Thanksgivings bottom of page 13

-MM

The example you have given uses one of the acceptable Lit HTML tags, centering or <center>text</center> not right justification.

Acceptable HTML tags are...

<b>text</b> - bold
<i>text</i> - italics
<u>text</u> - underline
<center>text</center>
<blockquote>text</blockquote> - indent - sometimes if it violates the style parameters it will be stripped out.

There are some other minor tags that deal with non-breakable spaces and such, but none dealing with right or left justification. The lit Style sheet always left justifies except when center justification is selected.

Size, font, and most other HTML will cause the story to be rejected telling you to remove the offending HTML.

 

[AwkwardMD]

I heard back from Laurel, and she stated that either formatting the .docx with right justification (along with a request in the special notes to maintain it) or an html tag should suffice.

I have often used italics to express electronic communication, both verbal and written. There's no reason not to try something new. It's not like I have money riding on the success of what is, at worst, a formatting gimmick and, at best, gee whiz typesetting.

 

[MindsMirror]

The example you have given uses one of the acceptable Lit HTML tags, centering or <center>text</center> not right justification.

Look after the holiday wishes, which are centered, and you will see that these two lines are right justified.

<p style="text-align: right">
Thanks for reading,

-MM & M-M

 

[sr71plt]

There's no reason not to try something new.

Well, yes there is if it screws up the standard read and the Web site presentation design for the reader across the anthology file. I tried to explain why.

But this apparently is fine with Laurel within the file design.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Look after the holiday wishes, which are centered, and you will see that these two lines are right justified.

<p style="text-align: right">
Thanks for reading,

-MM & M-M

So they are...missed them because they are way over on the right side of the page.

 

[MindsMirror]

So they are...missed them because they are way over on the right side of the page.

Okay, but that's funny, right?

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Okay, but that's funny, right?

If you say so. I wasn't trying to be funny.

 

[CarlusMagnus]

The example you have given uses one of the acceptable Lit HTML tags, centering or <center>text</center> not right justification.

Acceptable HTML tags are...

<b>text</b> - bold
<i>text</i> - italics
<u>text</u> - underline
<center>text</center>
<blockquote>text</blockquote> - indent - sometimes if it violates the style parameters it will be stripped out.

There are some other minor tags that deal with non-breakable spaces and such, but none dealing with right or left justification. The lit Style sheet always left justifies except when center justification is selected.

Size, font, and most other HTML will cause the story to be rejected telling you to remove the offending HTML.

If you use these, it's best to do so on a paragraph-by-paragraph basis. The site may insert a page break between paragraphs somewhat unpredictably, and that can play hell with your fancy formatting if you've put several paragraphs between one pair of tags.

Some HTML codes for individual characters also work: Ellipis, emdash, endash, ampersand, certain letters (like è, é,æ, ç, etc.) and, probably, others.

 

[RejectReality]

Most all of the HTML special character codes work. There are a couple here and there such as the diamonds suit that render as blocks, but most will display as expected when inserted into the text of the story.

Do NOT use them or curly quotes in the title or description line of a story. Numerous places where those bits of information are displayed on the site can't handle them and will render as blocks.

If you use these, it's best to do so on a paragraph-by-paragraph basis. The site may insert a page break between paragraphs somewhat unpredictably, and that will play hell with your fancy formatting if you've tried to enclose several paragraphs between on pair of tags.

Some HTML codes for individual characters also work: Ellipis, emdash, endash, ampersand, certain letters (like è, é,æ, ç, etc.) and, probably, others.

 

[MagicaPractica]

I tend to agree on using italics. I tend to see, in YA books, they put the person's name then a colon and whatever they want to write as well.

 

[Hypoxia]

I'll mention this again (first time in this thread): Maybe half of LIT readers use the Android app which doesn't render ANY of the HTML tags. Assume you have no control of formatting -- you don't, really. Assume all text will be left-justified in plain vanilla font. Focus on your words, not their image. Just like Homer or Shakespeare, hey?

 

[RejectReality]

I'll mention this again (first time in this thread): Maybe half of LIT readers use the Android app which doesn't render ANY of the HTML tags. Assume you have no control of formatting -- you don't, really. Assume all text will be left-justified in plain vanilla font. Focus on your words, not their image. Just like Homer or Shakespeare, hey?

And I'll say again, where are you getting this number? Half of the people who read stories here are doing so on an app that's barely advertised on the site, not available in any app store, warns people it's a security risk ( as most devices do when downloading something that isn't Apple/Google sanctioned ) and is prevented from installing if you do download by the majority of default settings.

I do not buy it.